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OverviewScholarly yet provocatively written, Academic Outlaws presents a discussion of how life in the academic world is experienced by gay men and lesbian women. Using a narrative style that mixes autobiography, case study data and fiction, William G Tierney provides timely insight into the challenges gays and lesbians face in higher education and proposes an alternative process for redefining long-established cultural norms. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William G. TierneyPublisher: SAGE Publications Inc Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780761906834ISBN 10: 0761906835 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 04 March 1997 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Setting the Record `Straight′ PART ONE: THEORETICAL INTERSECTIONS OF CULTURAL STUDIES AND QUEER THEORY A Cartography of Culture Queer Theory as Cultural Politics Dining at the Table of the Norm A World of Five-Second Comments PART TWO: ACADEMIC PORTRAITS AND STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE Counterfeiting The Academic Closet Ashes Queering the Academy Structure and Change Looking Back, Looking ForwardReviewsAuthor InformationDr. William Tierney is University Professor and Wilbur-Kieffer Professor of Higher Education here at Rossier and the Director of the Pullias Center for Higher Education. He is an expert on higher education policy analysis, governance, and administration Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |